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Central Volunteers

Head Coach: Kris Herron (fifth season)
Stadium: Volunteer Stadium
Career Record: 7 seasons, (66-23)
At Central Clay County: 4 seasons, (33-15)
2017 Enrollment:  495
Rank:  118th in the AHSAA, 26th in Class 5A

 History 
Overall Record:   43-17   (72.0%)
Last 25 years:   43-17   (72.0%)  (Rank: 23rd in the AHSAA, 5th in Class 5A)
Since 2010:   43-17  (72.0%)  (Rank: 42nd in the AHSAA, 5th in Class 5A)
Last Playoff Appearance:   2016
Last Region Championship:   2016
Last Winning Season:   2016
Last Losing Season:   Never

 2016 
Class:  5A              Region:   4
Record:  9-3
Region Record:   6-0, (first)
Playoff Record:   Second round loss to St. Pauls by a score of 48-14.
Final ASWA Poll:   9th
Scoring:  365 (30.4)
Defense:  265 (22.1)    (Team record for points allowed in a season)

College Signees lost to Graduation
      Davyn Flenord,   ATH  [South Alabama]

 2017 
Class: 5A              Region:   4
Strength of Schedule: 61-54 (53%) (112nd in the AHSAA, 16th in Class 5A)
Region Strength:  31-36 (46%)
Non-Region Strength:  30-18 (62%)



 2016 Results 
 8/19  @ Munford  (4A)   14-10   W  
 8/26  vs. Benjamin Russell  (6A)   19-16   W  
 9/2  @ Valley  (5A)  *  35-0   W  
 9/9  vs. Eufaula  (5A)   10-17   L  
 9/16  vs. Cleburne County  (5A)  *  36-14   W  
 9/23   OPEN 
 9/30  @ Lincoln  (5A)  *  41-22   W  
 10/7  vs. Beauregard  (5A)  *  34-28   W  
 10/14  @ Sylacauga  (5A)  *  49-34   W  
 10/20  vs. Talladega  (5A)  *  28-12   W  
 10/28  @ Handley  (4A)   29-50   L  
 Playoffs 
 11/4  vs. Jemison    56-14   W  
 11/11  vs. St. Pauls    14-48   L  

 2017 Schedule 
 8/25  vs. Munford  (4A)       
 9/1  @ Benjamin Russell  (6A)       
 9/8  vs. Valley  (5A)  *      
 9/15  @ Eufaula  (5A)       
 9/22  @ Cleburne County  (5A)  *      
 9/29   OPEN 
 10/6  vs. Lincoln  (5A)  *      
 10/13  @ Beauregard  (5A)  *      
 10/20  vs. Sylacauga  (5A)  *      
 10/26  @ Talladega  (5A)  *      
 11/3  vs. Handley  (4A)       
 11/10  vs. Charles Henderson        
 11/17  @ Demopolis        


Class  5A Region  4
Team 2016 Record Scoring                            
Beauregard (5A) 13-1666-219
Central Clay County (5A) 9-3365-265
Cleburne County (5A) 2-8250-359
Lincoln (5A) 4-8221-394
Sylacauga (5A) 8-3393-286
Talladega (5A) 3-7178-258
Valley (5A) 1-9114-335

 2017 Preview 


       Central completed the 2016 season with a 9-3 record. Last year Central captured the region four title and a number one seed in the Class 5A playoffs. They finished region play with a 6-0 record. Central reached the second round of the playoffs before falling to St. Pauls by a score of 48-14.

       The defense allowed a team record 265 points last season.

      

       Central is a relatively new football program having fielded a team only five seasons. They have managed a record of 43-17 over the past five years.

       The Volunteers are led by head coach Kris Herron who is entering his fifth season at the helm. He has compiled a record of 33-15 over the past four seasons at Central. Under his direction the Volunteers have qualified for the playoffs a total of four times. They have won one region crown with Coach Herron.

       Coach Herron's overall record as a head football coach in seven season stands at 66-23 (74.2%). Over the course of his career, Coach Herron's teams have qualified for the playoffs a total of seven times and won two region championships.

       The Central Volunteers will play in Class 5A region four during the 2017 season.

       The Volunteers should be considered one of the favorites for the region four championship this season and a home game in the first round of the playoffs.

       The Volunteers open the 2017 season at home against non-region opponent Munford on Friday, August 25 at Volunteer Stadium. Last year the Munford Lions finished with an overall record of 6-5 and in fourth place in Class 4A region three. The Lions lost in the first round of the Class 4A playoffs to Bibb County by a score of 41-34.

       Central and Munford have met a total of 8 times on the football field. The Volunteers have a 8-0-0 record against the Lions. They last met in 2016 with Central winning by a score of 14-10.

  


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